Monthly Archives: December 2013

Oswego County resolution to ban the state of New York from using the county seal, name or letterhead for any purpose associated with the SAFE Act

We don’t have the text yet, but know it was passed based on the following note in the Seneca County year end meeting agenda:

160. A copy of adopted resolutions opposing the use of the county name and seal by New York State for the SAFE Act: Essex County Resolution No. 369; Schoharie County Resolution No. 112; Allegany County Resolution No. 202-13; Tioga County Resolution No. 332-13; Delaware County Resolution No. 221; Oswego County Resolution No. 182.

Related news article.

Update: We have the resolution here!

Tioga County resolution to deny permission for NYS to use county seal and office names for SAFE act correspondence

Legislator Sullivan moved for the adoption of the following resolution, seconded by Legislator Monell.

REFERRED TO: PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE
RESOLUTION NO. 332-13

DENY PERMISSION FOR NYS TO USE COUNTY SEAL AND OFFICE NAMES FOR SAFE ACT CORRESPONDENCE

WHEREAS: The State of New York has passed a gun control law referred to as the SAFE Act; and

WHEREAS: this act clearly indicates that the enforcement of this law is the responsibility of New York State; and

WHEREAS: In recent discussions the State has indicated an interest in using the Seal of Tioga County and the names of the offices of the Tioga County Sheriff and Tioga County Clerk in pistol permit recertification notices; and

WHEREAS: The County Sheriff and County Clerk have voiced their strong objection to this request and suggestion; therefore be it

RESOLVED: That the Tioga County Legislature denies the State of New York permission to use the name, seal of Tioga County, letter head or address for purposes of correspondence with legal and registered gun owners regarding permit recertification or for any other purpose associated with the SAFE Act; and be it further

RESOLVED: That copies of this resolution should be transmitted to the Office of the Governor of New York State, the Superintendent of State Police, NYS Senator Thomas Libous, Assemblyman Christopher Friend and the Legislature of every County in the State of New York.

ROLL CALL VOTE
Yes – Legislators: Weston, Roberts, Sauerbrey, Standinger, Sullivan, Case,
Hollenbeck, Huttleston, and Monell.
No – None.
Absent – None.

RESOLUTION ADOPTED.

Source: http://www.tiogacountyny.com/images/stories/December_12th_Regular_Meeting_12-10-2013.pdf

Town of Hector resolution calling for repeal of the NY SAFE act

RESOLUTION OPPOSING THE NEW YORK SECURE AMMUNITION AND FIREAMS ENFORCEMENT (SAFE) ACT OF 2013 – TOWN OF HECTOR

WHEREAS, the Town of Hector Town Board has long advocated for the protection of the rights afforded our citizens under the Constitution, which has for generations guided our Nation and served as a framework to our democracy and society, and

WHEREAS, the Second Amendment of the United States provides for the “right of the people to keep and bear arms” and further states that this right “shall not be infringed”, and

WHEREAS, members of the Town of Hector Town Board, being elected to represent the people of the Town of Hector, are duly sworn by their oath of office to uphold the Constitution of the United States, and

WHEREAS, the lawful ownership of firearms is a recreational benefit to our residents through hunting and target shooting, along with an economic and environmental benefit to our region with several locally owned and operated gun/sporting businesses, and

WHEREAS, the New York State Secure Ammunition and Firearms Enforcement (NY SAFE Act) of 2013 which was rushed to passage by the New York State Senate, Assembly and Governor, will have a detrimental effect on hunters, sportsmen and legal gun owners, creating a hostile environment both for them and for the sale and manufacture of legal firearms, and

WHEREAS, the legislation prohibits the sale of firearm magazines with a capacity larger than seven (7) rounds and, those firearm magazines with a capacity larger than seven (7) rounds, which are authorized to be retained by existing owners, may only be loaded with seven (7) rounds and eventually must be permanently altered to only accept seven (7) rounds or be disposed of, and

WHEREAS, few or no low capacity (seven (7) rounds or less) magazines currently exist for many of the firearms commonly possessed by law-abiding resident of New York State, and

WHEREAS, the legislation severely impacts the possession and use of firearms now employed by the residents of Schuyler County for the defense of life, liberty and property, and

WHEREAS, the legislation severely impacts the possession and use of firearms now employed for safe forms of recreation including, but not limited to hunting and target shooting, and

WHEREAS, while there are some areas of the legislation that the Schuyler County Legislature finds encouraging, such as the strengthening of Kendra’s Law and Marks’s Law, as well as privacy protections for lawful permit holders, we find the legislation fails to offer little meaningful solutions to gun violence and places undo burdens where they don’t belong, squarely on the backs of law abiding citizens, and

WHEREAS, there are many parts of this legislation that place an unfunded mandate on the local Sheriff Departments, County Clerk’s Office and County Judges, while tax payers are crying out relief, and

WHEREAS, there will be significant financial impact due to the approximately 3,300 Schuyler County pistol permits that will have to be renewed requiring additional manpower and computer systems, and

WHEREAS, requiring law-abiding gun owners to verify ownership of certain types of firearms every five years, in addition to registering them on permits, which now also must be renewed every five years, does not increase the safety of the public and is unnecessarily burdensome to the residents of New York State, and

WHEREAS, this legislation effectively treats countless New York State law-abiding gun owners as criminals, and

WHEREAS, the enactment of the NY SAFE Act has engendered significant controversy over both the process by which it was enacted and certain provisions contained within, and

WHEREAS, the manner in which this legislation was brought forward for vote in the State Legislature is deeply disturbing to the Town of Hector Town Board.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Town of Hector Town Board does hereby oppose the enactment of the New York State Secure Ammunition and Firearms Enforcement Act of 2013 because it fundamentally alters or abridges the right to keep and bear arms without addressing the problems of gun violence, and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Town of Hector Town Board hereby calls upon the New York State Legislature and Governor to set aside and annul this ill conceived and poorly drafted statute which abridges the rights of law-abiding citizens of the State of New York, and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Town of Hector Town Board opposes any effort by the New York State Legislature to bundle together stricter gun control efforts with Legislation that would exempt the records pertaining to handgun permit holders from disclosure under NYS Freedom of Informa tion Law, and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that certified copies of this Resolution be forwarded to the Governor of the State of New York, Senator Thomas O’Mara, Assemblyman Philip Palmesano and the Schuyler County Legislature.

Monroe County resolution opposing use of county seal or name in SAFE act communications

Monroe County Resolution against use of county seal in conjunction with SAFE act by Evan Hempel

Yates County resolution that use of Yates County seal is not authorized on SAFE act website

From Finger Lake Times:

The Legislature responded to the state’s request to use the county’s seal on the SAFE Act website with a unanimous “no deal.”

RESOLUTION NO . 365-13

Mrs. Alexander offered the following resolution and moved its adoption, seconded by Mr. Banach.

USE OF YATES COUNTY SEAL ON SAFE ACT WEBSITE NOT AUTHORIZED

WHEREAS, the NYS Safe Act coordinators on their website are indicating a desire of utilizing the appearance of the Yates County Sheriff’s seal and or the Yates County Clerk’s county seal in the heading of the website for registration of certain weapons, and Sheriff Spike and County Clerk Betts are not authorizing their seals for this purpose, as by doing so may imply to gun owners that the office has a direct role in the recertification process per the Safe Act when this process is a New Yo rk State responsibility,

WHEREAS, in recent discussions the State has indicated an interest in using the Seal of Yates County and the names of the offices of the Yates County Sheriff and Yates County Clerk in pistol permit recertification notices,

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that this Legislature does not authorize the use of the name or the seal of the county, or seals with a part thereof, or any of its officers, letterheads or address in the heading of any Safe Act web site for the purposes of correspondence with legal and registered gun owners regarding permit recertification or any other recertification for any other purpose associated with the Safe Act, and

RESOLVED, that a copy of this resolution be provided the Governor, State Police Superintendent, our Senator O’Mara and Assemblyman Palmesano, the County Clerk, County Sheriff, and County Attorney.

VOTE: Unanimous

Oswego County Seal resolution

Oswego County Seal Resolution

Allegany County Resolution to Deny the Use of the County Seal with Regard to the NY SAFE Act

Approval of Resolution to Deny the Use of the County Seal with Regard to the NY SAFE Act

Sheriff Whitney and County Clerk Rob Christman joined forces to request that the resolution denying the use of the County seal or any other Allegany County identification with regard to the NY SAFE Act be approved and referred to the full Board of Legislators. The resolution reads as below:

Whereas the State of New York has passed a gun control law referred to as the SAFE Act, and:

Whereas this act clearly indicates that enforcement of this law is the responsibility of New York State, and:

Whereas, in recent discussions the State has indicated an interest in using the Seal of Allegany County and the names of the offices of the Allegany County Sheriff and Allegany County Clerk in pistol permit recertification notices, and

Whereas the County Sheriff and County Clerk have voiced their strong objection to this request and suggestion, Therefore be it

Resolved: That the Allegany County Board of Legislators denies the State of New York permission to use the name, letterhead, address or seal of the County of Allegany, Allegany County Sheriff or Allegany County Clerk for purposes of correspondence with legal and registered gun owners regarding permit recertification or for any other purpose associated with the SAFE Act, and be it further

Resolved: That copies of this resolution should be transmitted to the office of the Governor of New York State, The Superintendent of the New York State Police, New York State Senator Catharine Young, 148th District Assemblyman Joseph Giglio and the legislature of every county in the State of New York.

Support of the resolution, and direction to send it to InterCounty and NYSAC, was given on a motion by Legislator Healy, seconded by Legislator Ungermann, and carried.

Source: http://www.alleganyco.com/meeting_minutes/2013/PubSaf/Dec4.htm

Niagara County resolution denying the State of New York permission to use the Name, Seal of the County, letterhead, or address

RESOLUTION OPPOSING THE USE OF THE NIAGARA COUNTY SEAL BY THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT THE CONSENT OF THE NIAGARA COUNTY CLERK OR THE LEGISLATURE OF THE COUNTY OF NIAGARA

WHEREAS, the NY SAFE Act signed by Governor Andrew M. Cuomo on January 15, 2013 amended various provisions of New York Law in relation to firearms and ammunition, and

WHEREAS, the Legislature of the County of Niagara did, on February 19, 2013, unanimously oppose the SAFE Act and call for its immediate repeal, and

WHEREAS, the NY SAFE Act is the responsibility of the New York State Police to enforce, and

WHEREAS, agencies of the State of New York have expressed their intention to issue pistol permit “recertification” notices utilizing the seals of the respective counties of residence of pistol permit holders, and

WHEREAS, the New York State Association of County Clerks Western Region County Clerks, representing Allegany, Chautauqua, Cattaraugus, Erie, Niagara, Orleans, and Wyoming Counties have formally opposed the expropriation of county seals by the state for use in matters related to the NY SAFE Act, and have denied the state permission to utilize the same, and

WHEREAS, the Legislature of Cattaraugus County has expressed its opposition to the same and refused to authorize the use of its seal, and

WHEREAS, the Legislature of the County of Niagara and the County Clerk, Honorable Wayne F. Jagow, do concur with the judgment of their Southern Tier neighbor in their opposition, and

WHEREAS, the Legislature of the County of Niagara considers the Niagara County Seal to be the exclusive property of the Legislature and the County Clerk, to only be used by agencies of .the county government as authorized by this deliberative body or by the Clerk, now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, that the Legislature of the County of Niagara objects strongly to the expropriation of the Niagara County Seal by the State of New York and other external entities, and be it further

RESOLVED, that the Legislature of the County of Niagara does hereby affirm the decision of the New York State Association of County Clerks Western Region County Clerks, and does hereby deny the State of New York permission to use the Name, Seal of the County, letterhead, or address for purposes of correspondence with or notices to legal and registered gun owners regarding permit recertification or for other purposes associated with implementation or exercise of the NY SAFE Act, and be it further

RESOLVED, that the Legislature of the County of Niagara does hereby deny any agency of Niagara County government permission to use the Name, Seal of the County,. letterhead, or address for purposes of correspondence with or notices to legal and registered gun owners regarding permit recertification or for other purposes associated with implementation or exercise of the NY SAFE Act, without the written consent of the Niagara County Clerk, and be it further

RESOLVED, that the County of Niagara shall forward copies of this Resolution to Governor Cuomo, Senate Vice President Pro Tern George D. Maziarz, Senate Temporary President Dean G. Skelos, Senate Deputy Majority Leader Thomas W. Libous, Member of the Assembly Jane L. Corwin, Member of the Assembly Ray Walter, Member of the Assembly John D. Ceretto, Member of the Assembly Robin Schimminger, Speaker of the Assembly Sheldon Silver, Assembly Majority Leader Joseph Morelle, Assembly Minority Leader Brian M. Kolb, New York State Police Superintendent Joseph A. D’ Amico, and all others deemed necessary and proper.

Essex County resolution in opposition of the use of Essex County’s name and/or seal by New York State on Pistol Permit re-certification notices

RESOLUTION # 369 – IN OPPOSITION OF THE USE OF ESSEX COUNTY’S NAME AND/OR SEAL BY NEW YORK STATE ON PISTOL PERMIT RE-CERTIFICATION NOTICES.

The following resolution was moved by Mr. Scozzafava, seconded by Mr. Whitson and duly adopted with Ms. Montgomery-Corey opposed.

DOUGLAS: Under discussion? All in favor signify by saying aye, any opposed?

MONTGOMERY-COREY: I’m opposed.

From the meeting agenda.  Full resolution posted below and on Essex County’s website.

Resolution No. 369
December 2, 2013
Regular Board Meeting

RESOLUTION IN OPPOSITION OF THE USE OF ESSEX COUNTY’S NAME AND/OR SEAL BY NEW YORK STATE ON PISTOL PERMIT RE-CERTIFICATION NOTICES

The following resolution was offered by Supervisor Scozzafava, who moved its adoption. Upon the recommendation of the Finance Committee, with the approval of the Ways and Means Committee of this Body, and the same appearing proper and necessary.

WHEREAS, the State of New York has passed a gun control law referred to as the SAFE Act; and

WHEREAS, this act clearly dictates that the enforcement of this law is the responsibility of New York State; and

WHEREAS, the State has indicated an interest in using the Seal of Essex County and the names of the offices of the Essex County Clerk on pistol permit re-certification notices; and

WHEREAS, the Essex County Sheriff and Essex County Clerk have voiced their strong objections to this request and suggestion.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Essex County Board of Supervisors hereby denies the State of New York permission to use Essex County’s Name, Seal, letterhead or address for the purposes of correspondence with legal and registered gun owners regarding pistol permit re-certification or any other purposes associated with the SAFE Act; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors is hereby instructed to send copies of this resolution to Governor Andrew Cuomo,  Superintendent of the New York State Police, New York State Association of Counties; Senator Elizabeth O’C. Little, Assemblyman Daniel Stec and Adirondack Association of Towns and Villages.

This resolution was duly seconded by Supervisor Whitson, and adopted with Supervisor, Montgomery-Corey opposed.